Warm Gales, Rain & Snow - Jul 22-24
Posted: Wed 20/07/2016 06:50
The next system at the weekend has severe wind potential for the North Island. Looking interesting on 12z gfs.
Looking like an active cold front will cross the North island Saturday evening into Sunday morn with some big wind gusts. There is a chance of a severe convective risk with the front but instability is far from certain atm. Good moisture but may be a tad too warm at 500mb. Have to see how models pan out.Bradley wrote:Looking at the charts for Saturday I'm picking the Hurricane's vs Sharks game on Saturday night in Wellington to be one of the windiest matches ever played, some crazy numbers for the bottom of the north island being thrown up for wind gusts!!
Does look like the storm will peak about or just after game time. I wonder what level of wind would be needed for a game to need to be delayed on safety grounds? Will make interesting viewing but not sure will ever see quite the visual effect of wind in that "new" stadium as at the old Athletic park. That ground was built on a saddle between two hills and aligned North/South? No wonder it caught the wind.Bradley wrote:Looking at the charts for Saturday I'm picking the Hurricane's vs Sharks game on Saturday night in Wellington to be one of the windiest matches ever played, some crazy numbers for the bottom of the north island being thrown up for wind gusts!!
I wouldn't get too excited yet. Top NW gusts these days have generally been significantly lower than 30+ years ago.cbm wrote:Does look like the storm will peak about or just after game time. I wonder what level of wind would be needed for a game to need to be delayed on safety grounds? Will make interesting viewing but not sure will ever see quite the visual effect of wind in that "new" stadium as at the old Athletic park. That ground was built on a saddle between two hills and aligned North/South? No wonder it caught the wind.Bradley wrote:Looking at the charts for Saturday I'm picking the Hurricane's vs Sharks game on Saturday night in Wellington to be one of the windiest matches ever played, some crazy numbers for the bottom of the north island being thrown up for wind gusts!!
I highly doubt it, my station recorded a high of 18.9C and i would have thought kaikoura would be very similar given the NW influenceNZstorm wrote:Is the 24C recorded in Kaikoura today believable? I am highly sceptical.
Yes, 23.5C at Kaikoura Aero today according to MS. Kaikoura can get some pretty extreme fohn temps, like the 23.5C Kaikoura Peninsula also recorded last month.NZstorm wrote:Is the 24C recorded in Kaikoura today believable? I am highly sceptical.
I wouldn't get too excited yet. Top NW gusts these days have generally been significantly lower than 30+ years ago.[/quote]Bradley wrote:Looking at the charts for Saturday I'm picking the Hurricane's vs Sharks game on Saturday night in Wellington to be one of the windiest matches ever played, some crazy numbers for the bottom of the north island being thrown up for wind gusts!!
This was expected for this WE. So, congratulations to those forecasting a warm Saturday.Nev wrote:
MS also had 21.9C at Napier Aero today, which equals its July 1998 record, since records began there in 1974. Napier's Nelson Park also recorded 21.9C in 1998, beaten only by its 22.9C in 1954 and 23.1C in 1942, since uninterupted records began there in 1905.
Smithy said that was the worst game weather-wise he has ever commentated in 30 years!![/quote]Bradley wrote:I wouldn't get too excited yet. Top NW gusts these days have generally been significantly lower than 30+ years ago.Bradley wrote:Looking at the charts for Saturday I'm picking the Hurricane's vs Sharks game on Saturday night in Wellington to be one of the windiest matches ever played, some crazy numbers for the bottom of the north island being thrown up for wind gusts!!
Yes, MS have 20.1C for Kaikoura Peninsular yesterday arvo, compared to 23.5C for Kaikoura Aero about 8 km down the coast in Peketa. Temp differences between the 2 sites like this don't appear to be all that unusual. This inland Kaikoura PWS about 300m asl also recorded 22.5C yesterday, which seems to add some credibility to the airport reading.Chris W wrote:I am in Kaikoura this weekend, and though it was warm earlier it didn't feel quite like 24 on the peninsula or in the town. Still 18C now at the airport, wind picking up after not being too strong all day.